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Today's quote is by Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader who wrote ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail’, about never giving up:

If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, tens de continuar a avançar.you have to keep moving forward.

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não podes , então corre. Se não podes , então anda. Se não podes andar, então . Mas, faças o que fizeres, tens de continuar a .

If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.

Today's vocabulary

🤔 Se: If✈️ Voar: To fly🏃 Correr: To run🐌 Rastejar: To crawl🚶 Avançar: To move forward

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